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e então amarramos o navio com cordas para fortalecer o casco. Os marinheiros estavam com medo de serem arrastados para os bancos de areia de Sirte, de modo que baixaram as velas superiores e se deixaram levar pelo vento.

El cual tomado, usaban de remedios, ciñendo la nave; y teniendo temor de que diesen en la Sirte, abajadas las velas, eran así llevados.

Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.